Feeding Bulls – a sharp trade with more cattle in forward condition in both age sections, helped by a lighter show because of lambing. With a smaller show the lighter end of the entry sold particularly well with a preference for pure bred limousins and cattle with potential.
Feeding Cows/Cast Bulls – 41 Cows and 6 Cast Bulls forward today met with the usual packed ringside of buyers. A far more commercial entry today, with only a handful of top end cows which were in the £1100’s, topping £1180 for TH&K Wood, Birstwith and £1150 from Mike Thuey, York and £1150 John Bosworth, Rossendale. There was also a strong trade for any genuine grazing types shown by the overall sale average of £841. More cast bulls on offer this week and they were easily sold with plenty men ringside for feeding or use as a working bull. Next Fortnight is the Spring Show & Sale of Beef Feeding Cows and OTM Clean, entries to the mart office or contact Ted Ogden for more details. 
Store Cattle were back on form with all classes seeing prices bounce back after the lower trade of last fortnight. With prime trade just stabilising, the strong sorts were quickly sold, but what was more evident was certainly the better trade for yearling grazing sorts with grass day just around the corner and additional buyers out in force for this age bracket. Bullocks particularly in demand, speak to Ted or Sam for more details. 

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £980, Native average £759

Charollais x (Av £912)

£1070 R Holroyd; £910x5 J&V Blakey;

Simmental (Av £1058)

£1120 £1080 £1020 £1000 EB Webster; £1065x2 G Mellin;

Limousin x (Av £999)

£1200 Hayton & Stocks; £1180 £1110 TH&K Wood; £1110 E&M Townley; £1110 R Holroyd; £1110 D&S Hollings; £1105 RP Holt;

Brit Blue x (Av £914)

£1140 £1060 £1050 £1030 KA&HL Fawcett; £1100 £1050 E&M Townley; £1065 JR Lancaster; £1030 T Robinson; £1030 None Go Bye.

Ab Angus (Av £759)

£1000x2 £700 S&A Smales; £560 A Thompson Farms;

Blonde (Av £928)

£1050 £930 R&VJ Brown; £1045 £950 JE Cowperthwaite; £940x2 G Cornforth; £930 J Butler;

Bazadaise (Av £1096)

£1155 £1085 £1060 RS&HA Davey;

Under 12 months - £1180 TH&K Wood; £1155 RS&HA Davey; £1140 KA&HL Fawcett; £1110 E&M Townley;

Over 12 months - £1200 Hayton & Stocks; £1120 EB Webster; £1110 D&S Hollings; £1110 R Holroyd;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £841.

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £983, Native average £864

Black & White (Av £808)

£935x3 JH&J Ryder; £820x5 £720x3 B Mellin;

Hereford x (Av £830)

£830x3 W Stamper;

Charollais x (Av £1010)

£1080x4 £1070 £1040 £980x2 William King; £1030 J&M Blakey; £900 J Drinkall Ltd;

Simmental x (Av £962)

£1070 A Fawcett; £1045 E&MA Burrow; £950x3 B Mellin;

Limousin x (Av £955)

£1200x2 £1160x2 £1150x2 CT Akrigg; 1195x2 £1150 DT Houseman; £1160 William King; £1100 M Mallinson;

Blonde (Av £910)

£1160 H Horsfield; £1110 £930x2 K Lister & Son; £825 £815 £810 £805 R Jackson;

Ab Angus (Av £857)

£1120x2 JP Broadwith; £1010 £890 CW Sutcliffe; £925x2 D Wells; £840x2 £830 F&MA Hibbert;  

Saler x (Av £1000)

£1055x2 AMS Robinson; £890 J&M Blakey;

Brit Blue x (Av £1074)

£1200 £1160x5 £1150 H Horsfield; £1135x3 E&MA Burrow; £1115 GC Pickup;

Pathanaise (Av £795)

£800 £790 CR Green;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £924, Native average £726

Black & White (Av £937)

£1225 BF Blezard; £650 G&J Collins;

Hereford x (Av £733)

£850 B Mellin; £790 G&J Collins; £770 SR Petty; £755x2 W Stamper;

Charollais x (Av £901)

£1080 £1060 A Fawcett; £1030 E Pennock; £1000x2 AC Ward; £1000 £905 £900x3 William King; £1000 B&LN Dibb;

Simmental x (Av £950)

£950 New York Farms;

Limousin x (Av £929)

£1190 £1140 E&AM Simpson; £1185x2 JM&SP Cooper; £1170 JA&J Harper; £1160 £1150 £1130 Procters Farm; £1135 JN&J Rennard;

Blonde (Av £886)

£1170 £1080 K Lister; £1170 £1090 JA&J Harper; £980 £950 G Cornforth; £860 £740 FM Shepherd;

Ab Angus (Av £725)

£1055x3 JP Broadwith; £950x2 E Pennock; £900 D&D Collins; £850 New York Farms; £690x3 D Wells;

Pathanaise (Av £697)

£740 £655 CR Green;

Brit Blue x (Av £938)

£1225 £1180 £1160x2 BF Blezard; £1165x2 L Akrigg; £1070 JH&J Ryder; £1060 MJ&RH Wallbank; £1050 A Fawcett;  

Top price pen of three or more heifers